Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Are you opening new dance or inside sports facility then do not forget to install the sprung flooring in the place? Just hire any good wood flooring contractors and they will guide you about the benefits of installing the sprung floors in the facility. Still, let me tell you few basic points of the sprung floor. The Sprung floor has the ability to bear or absorbing the shocks, hence creates a safe environment for the dancers or players of indoor games. It is the most suggested form of flooring for the dance facilities, PE activities, and indoor sport flooring. Due to the landing of feet on this soft flooring, the chances of injuries decreases to negligible. Fewer injuries mean a better performance by the artists and players.

The concept of sprung flooring is a quite an old one, although the material used keeps on updating as per the inventions in the field of technology. If we talk about the modern type of sprung floors, these ones are supported by the foam backing or rubber feet which are generally designed to restrain the bounce of the feet and are also known as semi-sprung flooring but those old ones used to give the spring by bending woven wooden battens and are designed to add the bounce in the feet of the player or artists such as it is good for gymnastics or for cheerleading. The UK's largest Conservative Club, Accrington Conservative Club was built in 1890 also has a sprung floor in its Grand Ballroom, which is although in the traditional form.

Sprung flooring without the top surface layer is sometimes referred as Sub-floors. The top surface layer is the real performance layer which involves the materials like solid wood or engineered wood, or it can be a synthetic surface such as Vinyl, Linoleum, Polyurethane or Rubber. Most of the sprung flooring requires a level of Sub-floorsinstalled in it. There are many flooring companies in the UK who can easily help with your flooring needs, be it consultancy, choosing the product or getting the installation.

Tuesday, 20 September 2016

Solidhardwoodfloors and engineered floors are the two major categories of flooring found worldwide. Solid hardwood floors are made of planks milled from a single piece of timber. Solid hardwood floors were originally used for structural purposes, being installed perpendicular to the wooden support beams of a building known as joists or bearers. With the increased use of concrete as a subfloor in contemporary building construction, engineered wood flooring has gained more popularity and clientele. But it is not uncommon to find solid wood floors in houses that are more than 100-200 years old.

Engineered wood is the most common type of wood flooring used globally. Engineered wood flooring is composed of two or more layers of wood in the form of a plank. Engineered wood flooring is more stable because another layer is laid at a 90° angle to the layer above. The top layer (lamella) is wooden, that is visible when the flooring is installed and is adhered to the core. This stability makes it a universal product that can be installed over all types of subfloors above, below or on grade. Dimensional stability and universal use are other benefits of Engineered wood flooring. Patented installation systems allow for faster installation and easy replacement of boards. Engineered wood also allows for a floating installation where the planks are not adhered to the subfloor or to each other, further increasing ease of repair and reducing installation time. Engineered flooring is also suitable for underfloor and radiant heating systems. Engineered wood is more frequently pre-finished, has beveled edges, is very rarely site-finished, and is installed with glue or as a floating installation.

Kahrs is the godfather of floating engineered floors. Kahrs has been a leader of sustainable flooring since they initiated their bespoke flooring concept in Sweden in 1857. In England, McKay Flooring has been an authorized dealer offering Kahrs flooring and other types of parquet installation. Over the last 40 years, we have mastered our craft as the best wood flooring contractors in London. Our enviable list of clients includes such reputed names as Selfridges, Goldsmith College, and more. The new stunning Glasgow showroom in Edinburgh displays a range of wonderful flooring options. Get in touch with us today for best floor sanding Glasgow.